Tuesday, October 4, 2011

2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport


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2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Headlight2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Headlight


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2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Taillight2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Taillight


2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Top View2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Top View

The Outlander Sport is a lighter, shorter model of the Outlander crossover car-a couple of foot shorter however the identical in wheelbase, with nearly the same total width and height. But it looks and drives quite in another way-and with its parallel-parking-pleasant packaging, it goals at these in the city rather than the suburbs.

Mitsubishi has shed a lot of the sport-utility cues within the 2011 Outlander Sport, making it look from most angles extra like a tall hatch. The blunt, sharklike front end seems to be simply pretty much as good right here as it does within the Outlander and Lancer family-and it might be mistaken for a serious performance automobile by those not within the know. From the side, the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport gets all-new sheetmetal, with a rising beltline crease that helps keep from trying too slab-sided, however this automobile is disappointingly bland and ordinary-wanting from the rear.

A variety of the heft is gone from the experience, replaced by better responsiveness, and it feels much more just like the Lancer sedan, which additionally shares some underpinnings. That is the first Mitsubishi to get electric power steering, but they've managed to tune it to feel nearly exactly the identical as their excellent hydraulic units. Outlander Sport's 3,one hundred-pound weight and that excellent steering contribute to the sunshine-and-nimble really feel, little question, and drives a category smaller than most compact crossovers just like the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, and even the Kia Sportage-but it also would not really feel as anesthetized as the Scion xD or xB of their normal tune.

That is the good. The 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport comes with both a constantly variable automated transmission (CVT) or a 5-pace guide gearbox, with a 148-horsepower, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine for all versions. And whereas the stick is likely to be a sensible choice, the CVT that most come with is slightly sluggish and disappointing while you want to faucet into all of the power. In the city, it is relaxed, however on the highway the powertrain feels boomy and overwhelmed (gasoline economic system is not impressive on the highway both). Adding to that impression is an entire lot of highway noise from inside the cabin. Interior plastics and trim, whereas they're better than these in the Lancer, are nonetheless lower than inspiring.

In any other case there's heaps constructive to point out in the Outlander Sport's wonderful inside packaging. From the inside, it would not feel a lot smaller than smaller compact crossovers, like the Sportage. Front seats feel pretty cosy but supportive, and in back there's real house for 2 adults or three kids. The back seats are split 60/forty; there is a nice, low cargo ground, and the larger seatback includes a separate, barely increased-up trunk move-by way of that might be good for multiple sets of skis. Built into the same enclosure is a fold-down, padded armrest with two cupholders built in.

In case you can look past the Outlander Sport's boomy interior and simply-adequate powertrain performance, the Outlander Sport stands out as fairly a deal-especially for the base entrance-wheel-drive model, at $19,275 including destination. Even loaded SE models with AWD whole lower than $26k, including premium audio, computerized local weather control, heated seats and mirrors, and a panoramic sunroof. In all, should you can overlook the street noise and sluggish powertrain, the Sport is kind of an important deal.
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